Wondering how it actually went?
"I think we are in rats' alley - Where the dead men lost their bones."
Summary of discussion elsewhere follow - incidentally, serious questions over Dog Company behaviour....
OK can't read much between the lines of your public postings.....Gulch ...any good, anything new , well organised etc ?
Dirt to be dished here please .
I tried to be positive and polite!
Shocking game - exactly the same style as the open days we have played there! No planned regens or medic rules. Misinformation or incomplete information dished out. No planned 'what-ifs', no thought to balance of firepower, no thought given to WW2-ness.
Still, as expected and in a way I'm glad I volunteered to help Taff out - quick thinking, calmness, planning and problem resolution on the fly (all CiA traits) rescued this from the disaster it was destined to be. Sorry, not boasting or crowing, it demonstrates what marks us out from the rest!
American behaviour was gob-smacking. Hard to point the finger at Dog Company so I'll have to generalise - non-hit taking like I have never seen the likes of, players making up their own rules and own objectives (partly Taffy's fault but Spiers should have been on top of this). ALL day Saturday I had to pacify moaning Germans who were threatening to walk off (at times I wanted to too!) and if it wasn't for the fact that some had travelled so far I'm sure they would have, but for making the best of a bad job. Constant medic/regen rule changes didn't help. Webby swapped sides to German on Sunday, says something! Marsha was despairing of Yank attitude. On Saturday the swath of K98 users found it impossible for most of the day due to high and blustery wind and with fewer numbers AND vs massed ranks of Thompson users made things very hard. If it hadn't have been the Yanks inability to coordinate themselves we would have been stuffed outright.
Neill did throw a strop or two as did Webby (no change there then!) and the Blaggers played a blinder. Many people I hadn't seen before - Zero Bravo has the ability to lead. Dell got some cracking shots in once the wind dropped - on Sunday he caught Spiers on the ear causing much bleeding and a 
head bandage was administered, which he wore with much -ness, even when he drove away after the game. Even better... that particular game was that the Yanks were dead-and-out, yet after Spiers was shot (and game stopped) for some reason he decided to be back in the game (at game restart) and Dell immediately caught him with another headshot, this time to the neck! At this point the American threw a wobbly and complained about K98s (no complaints when odds were in their favour on a windy Saturday) and Taff stopped the game and restarted it in an area much less enclosed - a good solution but very nonetheless.
Hey ho. Still, all was not lost - I escorted some totty walkers across the site to safety, which was nice. Sunny weather = scantily clad females 
Sorry to hear it was so shit, I wonder if people think ours are visibly better .
did Taffy realise how shit it was or did he think it was all blinding ?
I think Taffy thinks it went OK!
To be fair to Spiers, the scenario he wrote bore no relation to the game actually played. I think Taffy is of the mindset that players are happy if they are shooting each other, hence the open day attitude and the immense amount of ammunition that was used during the event!
Oh dear
very glad i gave it a miss.
cheers for the candid heads up.
"I think we are in rats' alley - Where the dead men lost their bones."
Even mild mannered and polite Steiner was furious - I would be VERY surprised if Army Group South write any scenarios in which the 101st take any part...
What is it about US airborne that attracts the lads who dont seem to care about the back story or game play, with notable exceptions (headshot, scaleyback etc) they all seem to either see it as a competition as to who can get themost bbs downrange, a fashion show or get upset incredibly easily (spiers and although i hate to say it cos hes a mate... webby).
"I think we are in rats' alley - Where the dead men lost their bones."
Seems to be the case , the team I played with for a long time ( 1 SDN) have all depressingly embraced 101 culture . Can't say we'll be rushing to write any scenarios for 101 soon ...
Although strangely I got wrecked with a Major of the 101st (and ranger qualified too) on Weds night and he was the most down to earth and quiet yet funny guy I'd met for a while...
I wonder what he'd have made of 'dog company'?
"I think we are in rats' alley - Where the dead men lost their bones."
Pity they chose D Coy instead of C Coy ....
I'd say they had more choice than that....
Arseholes company
Bastards company
Cockend company
Dickhead company
etc etc
When we were a Kingdom it was run by a King
When we were an Empire it was run by an Empress
Now we're a country we're run by a..........
Heh, even I badge up as 82nd now!!!!
